Officers were called to the house on Foxley Drive near Lake Wohlford Road at 6:43 a.m. after the residents reported that two to three men were trying to kick in the windows and doors, Escondido Sgt. Jim Lanigan said.

One of the men at the home was beaten on the head and face after he confronted the robbers and then scuffled with one of them.

The assailants and a woman who was waiting in the back yard fled before officers arrived.

Police, assisted by sheriff’s dogs and a sheriff’s helicopter, conducted an extensive search in the area but did not locate them, the sergeant said.